Te Kohao Health Ltd a provider of health and social services based at the Kirikiriroa Marae in Hamilton invites you to join us in our first major fundraising campaign to build an iconic $3 million dollar Community Health and Wellness Centre.  This centre will offer a wide range of culturally appropriate services for people with the greatest health and social needs in our community. 

Background
Established in 1994  Te Kohao Health offers holistic community friendly health and social services in a low-cost accessible way to everyone. We currently serve in excess of 5000 patients and clients. 

Accredited under Quality Health New Zealand, with a general practice also accredited under the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners, Te Kohao Health prides itself in offering a wide range of services by highly skilled and professional staff.  Te Kohao Health is also a recognised training centre for GP Registrars, student doctors, nurses, social workers and counsellors.

Focussed on people with the greatest health and social needs in our community Te Kohao Health is intent on turning around such negative statistics as a Maori population which dies 10 years younger than non Maori. Initiatives to reduce barriers to health and social services will annul reports of a Maori population which suffers twice as many cardiac episodes than non Maori and yet receive less than half the interventions. One study showed that at Work and Income New Zealand 7.5% of non Maori families received a child disability allowance compared with 3.2% Maori families. The average allowance for a non Maori child is $16.92 compared with $11.05 for a Maori child.  Such statistics drive our campaign for Health and Wellness for all and our vision for a future with strong, healthy, vibrant and prosperous whanau.  

Fundraising Events
A brand new Health and Wellness Centre for the Hamilton community costs money! Our fundraising campaign was officially launched in April 2007 with a very successful celebrity auction dinner. This was followed by a successful art auction at the Hamilton Central City Library on 13 June 2007, and a further art auction will be held in September aimed at offering supporters a very unique experience. To view our events calendar click here.

How Can You Help
Support has been wide and varied, with individuals and organisations donating in a variety of ways. Any contribution by way of a donation, a grant, your skills, expertise, networks or fundraising ideas will assist us to achieve our goal.   To register your interest in donating your time, money or talents to this campaign, please contact directly Jackie Haggie, Marketing Manager on (07) 856 1835 or alternatively email admin@tekohaohealth.co.nz.